The Seahawks reportedly had internal discussions about Lynch a couple weeks before the draft, but Buffalo wanted a second round draft choice as compensation, which was too rich for Seattle. But with Lynch not reporting to Buffalo’s offseason workout program, the Bills probably have lowered their asking price. Further, the Bills seemed to have moved on by drafting C.J. Spiller to go along with Fred Jackson.

Lynch could be the power back that Seattle is seeking to pair with Julius Jones, Justin Forsett and Leon Washington. He’s familiar with the zone blocking scheme from his time at Cal, and is good friends with Forsett. However, Seattle could be facing the same issues with Lynch as they did with White. Lynch has had his share of off-the-field issues.

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Gregg Bell joined The News Tribune in July 2014. Bell had been the director of writing for the University of Washington's athletic department for four years. He was the senior national sports writer in Seattle for The Associated Press from 2005-10, covering the Seahawks in their first Super Bowl season and beyond. He's also been The Sacramento Bee's beat writer on the Oakland Athletics and Raiders. The native of Steubenville, Ohio, is a 1993 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and a 2000 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.

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If Buffalo was asking for a 2nd round pick prior to the draft (and didn’t get it), I assume they would settle for a 3rd round pick in ’11 if they were desperate to get rid of him.

However, we all know that we don’t have a 3rd round pick next year (Whitehurst trade) and I can’t imagine this regime giving up a 2nd round pick (unless it addressed our most drastic need… a good pass rushing defensive lineman).

I have speculated (with nothing to base this on factually) that we will receive a 4th round comp. pick next year (these cannot be traded). Plus, we have Cleveland’s 6th or 7th round pick (most likely 7th).

At this stage in the game, I cannot see us trading draft picks for a player when we’re trying to build through the draft. If an Elvis Dumervil became available (which he won’t) that would be a different story. But not for a cancerous Marshawn Lynch.

I still believe the is more to the Lendale situation than has surfaced just yet. But one thing I do know; when someone is shocked or “confused” or “has no idea why (this) happened” when they are fired or released (as in this case) it is almost always a statement on their own lack of commitment and / or awareness to their work situation. I have had to let a few people go over the years and for each one that “didn’t see it coming” or claimed to be caught off guard, it wasn’t that they were incapable of their job, it was purely attitude and a lack of commitment. And rather than accept what was happening to them and learn from it, they became more selfish and felt sorrier for themselves. It’s a terrible, self destructive cycle and for his own sake (and career) the sooner he breaks out of it, the better he’ll be.

Why would we appear to need a running back? I think Rankin is being written off a bit prematurely. I’m sure he learned from the release of White and is engaging in the appropriate amount of ass kissing and singing the company song to keep the new junta happy. Jones must be, can’t think of any other reason he’s still on the roster.

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